Baker Mayfield or Jameis Winston? The NFL Stat Breakdown

The career statistics tell a clear story in this QB comparison. Baker Mayfield holds the advantage in 6 of 7 key categories, with Pass Touchdowns representing the most decisive gap — a 22.7% difference that separates these two NFL players. This is not a close debate on the numbers.

Baker Mayfield's Pass Touchdowns of 200 compared to Jameis Winston's 163 represents a 22.7% advantage — notably better than their counterpart in this critical category. Both players exceed the QB career average of 150 in this category, but Baker Mayfield leads by 22.7%. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Baker Mayfield's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Completion %, where Baker Mayfield posts 63.5% against Jameis Winston's 60.9% — a gap of just 4.3%. Jameis Winston can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 6-1 tally suggests. In any debate, Completion % is the statistical ammunition for the Jameis Winston side.

Quarterback evaluation in the modern NFL weighs passing efficiency heavily alongside raw yardage totals. Passer rating, completion percentage and touchdown-to-interception ratio paint a more complete picture than any single statistic alone.

Baker Mayfield wins this head to head comparison decisively — 6 categories to 1. The 22.7% gap in Pass Touchdowns alone makes a compelling case, but the consistency across multiple categories confirms Baker Mayfield's statistical superiority in this NFL career comparison.